General Discussion Is Gone

Hi cadamcedtg what does "clipped" mean?

 

By the way. People in different countries or regions of the same country communicate differently. Some people can feel like they are not respected, even though the other person doesn't mean anything like that. If it is customary in your country to always and everywhere speak respectfully, this does not mean that people in other countries are used to speaking the same way. And not because they are bad people, but because that's how they've been doing it, since childhood. And childhood habits are the most persistent.

 

Hi candacedtg, that doesn't sound like you , what makes you short, annoyed or condescending with people? We will try and fix it.

 

Hi Cadancedtg I think you are avoiding the issue, are you ok? Could you tell us about the other forums you moderate for and what you have learned from doing that?

We need more people as dedicated as you so its important to know what barriers you face.

 

Hi Cadancedtg. It's a Sunday so I am goofing off. Do you not goof off on a Sunday?

 

It is approaching the 24 hour mark for the closing of general discussion.

tomorrow is the perfect time for DTG to U-turn this decision.

we must make our voices heard. It is not over yet.

 

Thing is, where do we post about general stuff? Not everyone wants to use Discord, if we just want to discuss a certain route or Locomotive. Where do we go?

 

i’ve been following this thread over the weekend but haven’t contributed anything but i feel like as a community we’re letting ourselves down. for a few days, there was the most amazing agreement over something that we feel is fundamental to the game and the community of players who’ve given so much and often not received their fair share back. unfortunately, the past day or two things have taken the turn they normally take, in that squabbles and insults over minor things have completely overshadowed the whole point of this thread. we’re completely letting ourselves down and providing direct examples that dtg could use to evidence the decision to shut GD down. none of us want that, so it’s important that we continue to be civil and respectful of each other because if not we can wave goodbye to the forum as we know it. finally, just to note this:

this sounds promising, very promising but it’s still not over yet. all we can do is hope but it seems dtg are taking serious consideration over whether they made the correct decision. once again, if the decision is reversed then i’d like to think the vast majority of players here will give dtg no grief about it: in a way it’s an understandable decision, but ultimately the wrong one. having seen all of the input from CMs since the thread opens it’s clear there was never any malice in the decision to close GD, just an error of judgement which, if the decision is reversed, can be forgiven

 

You could just keep general discussion open.
I am telling you know, you are going to have a lot of actively engaged people suddenly less engaged with the sim and that will in the long run negatively affect sales.

 

Unfortunately people will not be civil here anymore, I just don’t see that happening (just based on this thread alone ). It’s like a cancer that first infiltrated slowly, now it’s completely taken over.

I hope I’m proven wrong, but just like the rest of society it seems like there are more and more people who lack manners these days and I don’t trust it to get any better.

 

i’m no conspiracy theorist but i’m certain it’s because of covid. since then people have become less accepting, less patient and more self absorbed. these forums are another one of countless examples

 

Good Python reference lol

 

I honestly think you're on to something there. I work retail, and have seen more rude, ignorant, and impatient behavior over the past six years than I have with my sixteen at the company. I think the isolation mixed with global politics and blind reliance on social media for news has been such a detriment to society as a whole.

 

It just amazes me that people can’t have basic empathy anymore. It’s one thing to call out flaws or issues or be unhappy with a service. It’s a completely different thing to belittle and berate as an option to voice that frustration.

Sorry for getting off topic, but it just makes me angry that people think acting in that manner is in anyway acceptable. And reading about your experiences in retail just proves it’s a larger issue. I hope dealing with those classless people is the rarity and not the norm for you though.

 

It used to be, but just a week ago I got screamed at by four different people, over things I had nothing to do with, that were not worth screaming about lol